World Forum for Democracy 2022: Special addresses
Simon COVENEY
Minister for Foreign Affairs
Ireland
Monday 7 November 2022 - 11.00-11.10 / Hemicycle
Katrín JAKOBSDÓTTIR
Prime Minister
Iceland
Monday 7 November 2022 - 15.45-16.00 / Hemicycle
Katrín Jakobsdóttir: “Democracies must stay together to protect hard-won political rights and freedoms”
“There is a tendency to think that democracies perish as a result of violent action, such as military coups or aggression. But in our time, they can be undermined by other overt means or wither away in enforced silence,” said Prime Minister of Iceland Katrín Jakobsdóttir, referring to...
Simon Coveney: “Democracy is our world’s most precious metal”
“Amidst economic uncertainty and rising inequality, democracy has come under sustained assault from without and – more damagingly – from within,” said Ireland’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Simon Coveney when addressing the World Forum for Democracy. Minister Coveney highlighted three factors...
Follow us on Facebook
